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Saturday, May 18, 2013

The most dominant club in the world: Al Ahly (Egypt)﻿﻿﻿

Al Ahly-fans: Always something to cheer about

Penarol, Glasgow Rangers, Benfica and Real Madrid all do a great job in their own national league, but no one beats Egyptian club Al Ahly. Since the national Egyptian league started in 1948-49 - of course won by Al Ahly - only eightteen times out of 54 they DIDN’T win the championship.

Here are the 25 clubs in the world who are the most dominant in their own
country:

Club

Country

League since

Champions

Percentage

1

Al Ahly

Egypt

1949

36 out of 54

73.4

2

AS Ilienne Amateur

Saint Pierre and
Miquelon

1976

22 out of 30

73.3

3

Taipower

Taiwan

1983

18 out of 29

62.0

4

Muharraq

Bahrain

1957

32 out of 56

57.1

5

Al-Hilal

Sudan

1962

27 out of 48

56.2

6

Al-Faysali

Jordan

1944

32 out of 61

52.4

7

Olympiakos Pireus

Greece

1928

40 out of 77

51.9

8

Newton United

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1980

16 out of 31

51.6

9

Djoliba

Mali

1966

22 out of 43

51.1

10

Ba

Fiji

1977

18 out of 36

50.0

11

April
25

North
Korea

1985

13 out of 27

48.1

12

Saint-Louis Stars

Saint Martin

1971

20 out of 42

47.6

13

South
China

Hong
Kong

1946

32 out of 68

47.0

14

Penarol

Uruguay

1932

37 out of 80

46.2

15

Glasgow
Rangers

Scotland

1891

54 out of 117

46.1

16

ASEC Mimosas

Ivory Coast

1960

24 out of 53

45.2

17

Linfield
Belfast

Northern
Ireland

1891

51 out of 113

45.1

18

CD Elá Ngueme

Equatorial Guinea

1979

14 out of 31 known

45.1

19

Saunders
SC

Sri
Lanka

1985

12 out of 27

44.4

20

Petro Atletico

Angola

1979

15 out of 34

44.1

21

Asante
Kotoko

Ghana

1958

22 out of 50

44.0

22

(Bata) Bullets FC

Malawi

1986

11 out of 25

44.0

23

Dynamos

Zimbabwe

1980

14 out of 32

43.7

24

Olimpia

Honduras

1966

26 out of 61

42.6

25

Espérance Tunis

Tunisia

1956

24 out of 57

42.1

Notes

-Number two on the list, AS Ilienne Amateur from the small island of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (population: 5,800), isn’t cheating, but they do have a big advantage. On the island near Canada, only three clubs compete for the national title.

-Only
countries in which 25 or more national titles were contested, are eligible.